Weight-loss drugs are helping pin down a potential source of chronic pain
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Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy may be able to reduce both chronic and acute pain. This makes these types of drugs promising safer alternatives to pain treatments such as opioids, though the effect has yet to be demonstrated in humans.
Ozempic and Wegovy work by mimicking a hormone released after eating known as GLP-1, which reduces appetite and regulates blood sugar levels. While these medications are only approved for treating obesity and type 2…
Article amended on 15 November 2024
We corrected the name of the researcher and the nature of the synthetic molecule used in the research
